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On Wednesday, October 5, 2016, Lt. Vincent Manco was presented with a generous $500 donation to the Manchester Township Police K-9 Unit by the Leisure Knoll Harmonics musical group. After approximately 25 years of performances throughout Manchester Township’s senior communities and nursing homes, the Harmonics have made the decision to disband. With some funds leftover [...]

A driver who apparently confused the accelerator for the brake pedal struck a pedestrian and then a residence on South Chestnut Avenue in the Whiting Section of the Township on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. The driver of the vehicle as well as the pedestrian were not seriously injured in the crash. Officers from the Manchester [...]

Members of the Manchester Township Police Department visited the Children's Specialized Hospital in Toms River on Wednesday, October 5, to present a donation of $1,551 raised during the Ocean County Bravest and Finest Flag Football Tournament this past summer. The officers met staff members and were given a tour of the impressive Stevens Road facility, [...]

On October 4, 2016, at approximately 3:13 a.m., Officer Brian Volk observed a vehicle traveling westbound on County Road 571 near Commonwealth Blvd. Officer Volk observed an equipment violation and stopped the vehicle with two occupants. The passenger, 26 year old Sergio Correa of Dunrovin Court, Manchester, was found to have an outstanding warrant out [...]

On October 1, 2016, at approximately 1855 hours, the Manchester Township Police Department received a call from an employee of the Cafe Napoli Restaurant, located in the Manchester Plaza Shopping Center. The employee reported that a patron had stolen cash from a tip jar located next to the cash register. Patrolmen Patrick Mabie and Kyle [...]

Officers from the Manchester Township Police Department and two Manchester Township Councilmen assisted with the bagging of groceries on Sept. 21, 2016, to “Help Bag Hunger” as part of a month-long hunger awareness campaign at the Manchester Shop-Rite. September is “National Hunger Action Month,” a time when organizations and businesses across the country are doing their [...]

A Manchester woman was arrested as a result of several complaints about suspected drug activity at her Commonwealth Boulevard residence. Members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) conducted a consent search of the home which resulted in the recovery of quantities of Suboxone and drug paraphernalia associated with heroin use. On Friday, [...]

A Toms River woman was arrested after a motor vehicle stop in the parking lot of a Route 37 business. Members of Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) conducted a motor vehicle stop on a 2015 Honda Accord after the driver failed to signal a turn on Northampton Boulevard. On Friday, September 23, 2016, [...]

Members of the Manchester Police Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.) arrested a Lakewood woman and an East Orange man for drug possession after a motor vehicle stop in the parking lot of a Route 37 business. On Friday, September 23, 2016, at approximately 1700 hours, members of the N.E.T. stopped a 2015 Nissan Sentra being operated by [...]

A Manchester man has been arrested after fleeing from members of the Manchester Township Police Narcotics Enforcement Team (N.E.T.). The man, who was attempting to sell heroin, led officers on a foot pursuit through multiple yards in the Pine Lake Park area, causing one of the officers to sustain minor injuries as a result of [...]

The Manchester Township Police are investigating a weekend armed robbery of a gas station attendant which occurred at the Manchester Gulf gas station located at 100 Lacey Road in the Whiting section of the Township. On the Saturday evening, September 24, 2016, at approximately 10 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the [...]

A late night single vehicle crash on Route 530 in Whiting sends a Manchester teenager to Jersey Shore University Medical Center with serious injuries. The initial investigation suggests that the driver, and lone occupant of the vehicle, may have fallen asleep before leaving the roadway and crashing into a tree. On Friday evening, September 23, [...]

On Thursday morning, September 15th, westbound lanes of Route 37 near the intersection of Colonial Drive were closed due to a motor vehicle crash involving two vehicles. At approximately 11:38 a.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police Department responded to the intersection of State Highway 37 and Colonial Drive for the report of a motor [...]

On Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at approximately 10:00 a.m., officers from Narcotics Enforcement and Detective Section of the Manchester Township Police Department’s Investigations Bureau executed a Court authorized search warrant at a residence located on County Route 539 in the Whiting Section of the Township. The incident began after the department’s Narcotics Enforcement Team initiated [...]

The report of a suspicious vehicle in the 2000 block of Larchmont Street leads to the arrest of three individuals, including a South Carolina male, and the seizure of what it being identified as a "rolling methamphetamine lab." The three individuals inside of the van where charged with a host of drug related offenses and [...]

On September 1, 2016, at approximately 9:39 p.m., officers from the Manchester Township Police responded to a residence on Fifth Avenue in the Pine Lake section of the Township, for the report of a home invasion and armed robbery. Upon arrival, officers were advised by the homeowners that an unknown armed black male entered their [...]

The Manchester Township Police Department would like to remind the public that the Heritage Minerals or “ASARCO” site is private property. It is closed for recreational and/or other use and it is a criminal offense to enter or remain on the property. In the interest of public safety, the Manchester Township Police urges everyone to [...]

Congratulations to Auxiliary Sgt. Lee Olson on his retirement from the Manchester Township Police Auxiliary Unit. Sgt. Olson was honored this afternoon with a ceremony where Chief Lisa Parker and the Command Staff presented him with a plaque of appreciation. Further, Business Administrator Donna Markulic read a proclamation from Mayor Kenneth Palmer recognizing Sgt. Olson's [...]

Thank you to all who participated in and supported the 2016 Ocean County Bravest & Finest Flag Football Tournament, which took place the weekend of August 20th at the Manchester Township High School's football field. Organized by Manchester Township Police Ptl. Kyle Rickvalsky, the tournament featuring 12 teams of police and firefighters raised $1,500 for the [...]

The former Acting Treasurer of the Manchester Volunteer Fire Company No. 1 has been charged with the theft of more than $30,000 from the organization’s general account. Vincent F. Conte, 46, of 10th Avenue, was arrested and charged on August 12th following an investigation by Manchester Township Police Department Detective Robert Maccaquano, with assistance from [...]

It is with great pride the Manchester Township Police congratulates the graduates of the 2016 Youth Police Academy, the second class to successfully complete the one-week program. Held from August 1-5, 23 students from grades 6, 7 and 8 were introduced to the law enforcement profession and taught what it means to be a police [...]